Fluid pressure brake equipment



May 18, 1954 v 1. M. EISENBERG FLUID PRESSURE BRAKE EQUIPMENT 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 Filed Jan. 28, 1950 INVENTOR. Irwin M fisenbery ATTORNEY ONQO so mw y 1954 1. M. EISENBERG FLUID PRESSURE BRAKE EQUIPMENT 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Filed Jan. 28, 1950 wmoo m m t m 0 N am N T no N W J J J {G N J .IM. 1M H Q J E .n H 6E wm m |J Wm a N on J mm 3 Q l D m on. r 3 N mm mm. d u. an w 0O ow an Em \ww H NEE w w 3 m K Patented May 18, 1954 UNITED STATES Irwin M. Eisenberg, Irwin, Pa, assigncr to Westinghouse Air Brake Company, a corporation of Pennsylvania Application January 28, 1950, Serial No. 141,042

8 Claims. 1

This invention relates to fluid pressure brake equipment and more particularly to the electropneumatic type for use in connection with hral zihg vehicles adapted. to be controlled from either end and to be operated individually or in trains, such as subway cars or the like.

Certain vehicles in the above type of service have for years been equipped with Westinghouse Air Brake Companys AMUE Electro-Pneumatic Brake Equipment fully disclosed in their Instruction Pamphlet No. T-5051-l3 dated February 1938. This equipment comprises two trip valve devices located at opposite sides of the vehicle, one on each truck, in such a manner that when a road bed. trip is set against train movement, said trip will engage a normally depending handle of one oi the trip valve devices and operate said device to an open position for effecting an emergency reduction in pressure in the usual brake pipe to thereby cause an emergency application of brakes on the vehicle or train, as the case may be, to promptly bring it to a stop. A trip valve device application of brakes usually occurs, as just described, when the operators brake valve device is in release position supplying fluid under pressure to the brake pipe. It is undesirable to thus continue supply of fluid under pressure to the brake pipe which is open to atmosphere through the operated trip valve device, so it is customary to promptly move the brake valve device to lap position to cut oil the supply of fluid under pressure to the brake pipe when such an application of brakes occurs. Before the car or train is again operated, the operator must leave his control station and go down along the road bed to the trip valve device which had operated to cause the emergency application of brakes move, the handle thereof back to its normally depending psiticn to close the vent from the brake pipe, following which, he will return to his control station in the vehicle or train and move his brake valve device to release position to recharge the brake pipe and brake system for releasing the brakes on the vehicle or train after which he may proceed.

Recently new cars placed in the above type of service have been equipped with what is known as the SMEE brake equipment which is substantially like that disclosed in the pending application of Samuel Williams et al., Serial No. 47,046, filed August '31, 1948, now Patent No. 2,591,224 issued April 1, 1.952. This brake equipment, in contrast to the AMUE brake equipment, embodies an automatically closing or resetting trip valve device, that is, a .tripvalve. device which after operation by a road bed trip to vent the brake pipe for effecting an emergency ap plication of brakes, automatically closes the, vent from the brake pipe to eliminate the need for the operator to leave his. control station for re,- setting the trip valve device, as required with the AMUE brake equipment, to release the application of brakes. Further, with the. SMEE brake equipment the operators brake valve device when in release position does not establish a brake. pipe charging communication like the bra-lie valve dc.- vlce in the AMUE brake. equipment so that it is. not necessary, when. a trip valve emergency application of brakes is effected, to move the. brake valve device out of release position .to avoid .undesired waste of fluid under pressure. In order to release a trip valve emergency application of brakes with the SMEE brake equipment it is however necessary to move the brake valve device to a full service position for recharging the brake pipe and certain other parts of the equipmentto a certain pressure While retaining the brakes fully applied, after which the brake valve device will be returned to release position to release the brakes.

It is now desired to use the automatic closing type of trip valve device employed with the SMEE brake equipment on vehicles equipped With the 01d AMUE brake equipment in place of the manually resettable type which have been used to date but the mere substitution of one for the other will not be satisfactory since, on account of the brake valve device of the AMUE brake equipment establishing a brake pipe charging communication in its release position, an emergency application of brakes initiated by operation of the automatic closing type of trip valve device could be promptly released unless the operator promptly moves the brake valve device out of its release position which can not be depended upon since the operator might be incapacitated.

The principal object of the invention is therefore to so modify the AMUE brake equipment as to permit use of an automatic closing type of trip valve device therewith.

Other objects and advantages will become apparent from the following more detailed description of the invention.

In the accompanying drawings: Figs. .1 and 2, When the right-hand edge of Fig. 1 is matched to the left-hand edge of Fig. 2, is a diagrammatic View, partly in section and part1yinoutline,..of an electro-pneumatic brake equipment embodying the invention; and Fig. 3 .is a diagrammatic, .development view of, switch and valve portions of operator's brake valve devices shown in Figs. '1 and 2.

Description As shown in the drawing, l is a fluid pressure supply pipe adapted to be constantly supplied with fluid under pressure from any suitable source, such as a reservoir la; 2 is a brake pipe; 3 is an electric supply wire connected to one terminal of an electric supply such as a battery 4, the other terminal of which is grounded at 5; 8 is a brake release wire; 7 is a service application wire; and 8 is an emergency application wire, all of said pipes and wires extending to opposite ends of a vehicle for connection with corresponding parts on another vehicle in the case of a train. 9 is a brake controlling valve device and i8 and Mia are two identical operators brake valve devices adapted to be located at opposite ends of the vehicle. The parts so far enumerated are identical in structure and operation and are connected in the same manner as corresponding parts in the AMUE brake equipment disclosed in the above referred to instruction pamphlet and since reference may be made to said pamphlet for a detailed description of this equipment, only a brief description of these parts as necessary for an understanding of the invention will now be given herein.

The brake controlling valve device Q comprises a service application valve device I2 adapted to respond to a service reduction in pressure in the brake pipe 2 to supply fluid from a precharged auxiliary reservoir 13, at a pressure corresponding to the degree of such reduction, to a pipe ill which, for illustration, may be connected directly to a brake cylinder device i5 whereby such pressure may operate said brake cylinder device to effect an application of brakes. The brake controlling valve device Q further comprises an emergency application valve device It arranged to operate upon an emergency reduction pressure in brake pipe 2 to supply fluid from a source, such as a pipe ll, to the brake cylinder device 15 for efiecting an emergency application of brakes. Upon restoration of pressure in brake pipe 2 the service application valve device i2 and emergency application valve device it are adapted to operate to their normal position for releasing fluid under pressure from the brake cylinder device 15 and for recharging auxiliary reservoir 3 with fluid under pressure from the brake pipe.

The service application valve device 12 and emergency application valve device it are mounted on opposite sides of a pipe bracket Ila with which there is associated a magnet valve portion comprising a release magnet iii, a service application magnet l9 and an emergency application magnet 29, said magnet valve devices being connected to the release, service and emergency wires 6, l and 8 respectively. Upon supply of electric current from battery 4 to the release wire 6 and service wire I the release magnet l8 and service magnet l9 are adapted to be energized to, respectively, close a vent from the brake cylinder device 15 and to supply fluid under pressure to said brake cylinder device for eirecting a service application of brakes on the vehicle. Upon energization of the release wire 5 and emergency wire 8 by current from battery s the release magnet l8 and emergency magnet 28 are adapted to be energized for, respectively, closing a vent from the brake cylinder device the same as in effecting a service application of brakes, and for also supplying fluid under pressure to the brake cylinder device I5 for effecting an emergency application of brakes. Supply of electric current from battery 5 only to the release wire 6 subsequent to effecting a service application of brakes will maintain the vent from the brake cylinder device l5 closed to thereby hold an application of brakes in effect.

The brake valve devices it! and 160. each comprises an electric switch portion 22 and a valve portion 23 including a rotary valve 22, said switch portion and rotary valve being arranged for operation in unison by a common shaft 25 adapted to be turned by an operators removable handle 25. Only one handle 26 is provided on a vehicle and is applied to the brake valve device at the selected control end of the vehicle, as shown in the drawing. 4

The brake valve handle 26, and thereby the electric portion 22 and rotary valve 2-2 in each brake valve device has spaced apart, Release, Electric Holding, Handle Off, Lap, Service and Emergency positions, as designated in Fig. 3 by I legends. The brake valve handle 26 is shown in Fig. 1 in its Release position and in Fig. 2 in its Handle 01f position.

The electric portion 22 of each brake valve device l0 and lfla comprises four spaced apart fixed contacts 28, 2B, 30 and 3| and a movable contact 32 (Fig. 3) arranged to cooperate with said fixed contacts according to different positions of the brake valve handle 26, as will be presently described. The fixed contact 28 is adapted to be to control the vehicle brakes.

connected to the current supply wire 3 by a removable plug switch 33 only one of which is provided on the vehicle and adapted to be used at the end of the vehicle from which it is desired At the opposite or non-control end of the vehicle the fixed contact 28 in the brake valve device will not there-- fore be connected to the current supply wire 3. The contacts 29, 3E! and 3! at both brake valve devices It and Illa are connected respectively to the release wire 6, the service application wire I and the emergency application wire 8.

In each brake valve device It, Illa the rotary valve 24 is contained in a chamber 35 which is constantly supplied with fluid under pressure from the fluid pressure supply pipe I. Each brake valve device further comprises an equalizing discharge valve device embodying a piston 3% subject on one side to pressure of fluid in a chamber 3'! which is connected to a passage 38 leading in one direction to the seat of rotary valve 24 and in the opposite direction to an equalizing reservoir 39. At the opposite side of piston 35 is a chamber 40 connected to a passage 4| leading to the seat of rotary valve 24 and also connected to a pipe 42 adapted to be normally open to brake pipe 2 through a brake application valve device 43 at the brake valve device It] or 33a at the brake valve device Ma. The valve devices 23, 43a constitute a part of the invention and will be described subsequently. Carried by piston 36 is a brake pipe discharge valve 44 arranged to control communication between chamber lil, and thereby the brake pipe 2, and an exhaust passage 45 leading to the seat of the rotary valve 24.

Assuming that the brake valve device lfia is at the non-control end of the vehicle and in Handle Off position and that the plug switch 33' is applied only at the opposite or control end, it will be noted that the current supply via wire 3 to said brake valve device is cut off and the release contact 29, service contact 30 and emergency contact 3| are disconnected from each other, while at the rotary valve 24, passage 4! from the brake pipe 2, passage 45 from the brake pipe discharge valve 44 and Pass e ,81: free; ha ua i ins r r eie a alpnecl ei iret va re QY QQL henaie e hroushvsaiai ren t em t r ue it ebr sa d a ssaee p iea ni a. hemhemll el lwr q; o; -5 heirsi qnnectesti e qmaeheree p ess e f int ra I .Q 1 e leric also 119W. h q hie p01 am-valve 2,4119 passa e 25 WLQA' aii itheeee 9;: th i equaliz ne reservo a ne nistcn chamher-31,to;c areesat. esena ar are he brake; valre dew ts aret siablis es ain:the

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energizedwillhold:the pressure in saidlhrake cyl inder: device-to maintain the brakes applied.

Also -in-Lap. position of handle 26 thebrake pipe! will: bezdisconnected. from the exhaustzpasa sage 48.; the equalizing, reservoir 39: will be. dis. connected from; the exhaust passage 50' but; the, brake pipe discharge valve passage 45 willremain: open to the". exhaust. passage 50, via cavity 511a. The reduction in pressure. in theequalizing. resera voir wand piston chamber 37 will" thereby-be terminated, but brake pipe pressure acting? on: the-opposite side of the equalizing piston 3'5-rwill hold the discharge valve Mropen and=permit fluitt under pressure to continue to release fron'i the brake-pipe 2; until. the pressure. therein becomes;

reduced.- to: substantially.- that still" effective in: equalizing piston chamber 37 whereupon the piston. 36 will be operated. to seat the discharge v IVeML If the application of brakes is due to= the reduction in; pressure thus. affected: in the brake pipe; the degree or such application will" be: correspondingly limited by operation of the serviceapplication valve device 12 in the well-known manner.

If it is desired to effect anincreased application Qfz: brakes; the: brake. valve handle 28 he; moves; from Lap; position again toService position: to increase, the application to the-desired deg $2,: and then be: moved: back to Lapposition; as u illgbe-lclear from the abovedescription.

If dl163t0 energization of therelease magnet I 8 and servicemagnet I9: the brakes on thevehicl'e are applied andit is. desired torestore the-pressureinibrakepipe 2' back to normal while holding the brakes thus applied, the-brake valve handle 2'6 will,hemovedtofiolding position in which the release magnet 18. will remain energized to-hold theibrakesiapplied; and in which-via portsi and 45L intheflrotaryi valve 2 the-brakepipe 2 and" eaualizi ereservoiiv 3.3:. and thereby chambers 31* and at; opposite Sid$i0f the equalizing piston 36; will recharged with fluid; to.- the pressure-- normally carried in:,the brake; pipe; It will -be appar the applicationof brakes were due to .t usreductionvini pressure inbraka pipe 2; thegrecharging; the; brake pipe in: Holdingy positiqnwopld release such. application; that is;: the Holding position is only for the purpose above described and .is ofno account when th'eapplicationis due to areduction'in press-ureih brake pipel2r In orderto -release an application ofbrakes. the brake valve. handle 2E=wil1 'be returner1-to- Release position for-- deenergizi-ng the release mag net Ii -and for-"recharging the brake pipe 2* 7 in the same manner as in Holding position, it not already so charged, whereupon the release of brakes will occur due either to operation of said magnet or the increase in pressure in the brake pipe, as the case may be. a

If it is desired to eliect an emergency appli-- cation of brakes the brake valve handle 26 will be moved to Emergency position for energizing the release magnet 18 and emergency magnet 26 and for at the same time opening the brake pipe passage 41 to the exhaust passage 56 via cavity 52 in the rotary valve whereby in either case an emergency reduction in brake pipe pressure will occur to cause operation of the emergency portion [6 of the brake controlling valve device 9 to effect an emergency application of brakes on the vehicle.

In order to release the brakes after an emergency application the brake valve handle 26 maybe returned to Release osition, or first to Holding position, if desired, whereupon the release will occur in the same manner as above described.

' According to the invention, I provide adjacent the brake valve devices I0, a, in addition to the brake application valve devices 43 and 43a, magnet valve devices 53, 53a, and pneumatic switches 54, 54a, respectively.

Each brake application valve device 43, 43c comprises a casing and two coaxially arranged and spaced apart pistons 56, 5? of different areas slidably mounted in said casing and connected together by a hollow stem 58. Between the two pistons 56 and 51 is a chamber 59 open to pipe 42 from the brake valve device. In the opposite face of piston 5'l'is a valve 66 arranged to cooperate with an annular seat rib 5| for closing communication between an exhaust passage 62 encircled by said rib and open to atmosphere, and an annular cavity 63 encircling said rib. At the opposite side of piston 56 is a chamber 64 open to a control pipe 65 and also open through a relatively small port 66 in said piston to chamber 59, the chamber 64 containing a spring 6! acting on the two pistons for urging them to their normal positions in which valve 60 carried by piston 51 c.-

51 are slidable from their normal position to another position defined by contact of a rib 69 on the outer face of piston 56 with a gasket 10, and in which other position the piston 51 is adapted to be disposed at the opposite side of ports 68 for disconnecting said ports from chamber 59 and opening same to cavity 63 and thereby atmosphere through assage 62.

The control pipe 65 at each end of the vehicle leads to a chamber H in the respective magnet valve device 53 or 53a which also has another chamber 12 open to atmosphere through a passage I3 and containing a valve 74 for controlling communication between said chambers. Each magnet valve device 53, 53a further comprises a magnet 14a operative upon energization to close the valve 14. Upon deenergization of magnet 14a a spring acting on valve 14 will open said valve.

Each switch device 54, 54a comprises a casing containing a piston 16 at one side of which is a chamber 11 open to brake pipe 2 whereby said piston is constantly subject on its one face to pressure of fluid in said brake pipe, while the opposite face of said piston is subject to opposing pressure of a spring 18. A rod 19 secured at one end to piston 16 is provided at its opposite end with a contact for electrically connecting two fixed contacts BI and 82 connected, respectively, by a wire 63 to the current supply wire 3 and by a wire 84 to a wire 85 connected to one terminal of both magnets 1411. the opposite terminals of which are grounded at 86.

According to the invention I also add to the brake equipment an electric switch device 55 comprising a magnet 81 connected between the release wire 6 and a ground 88, and a'contact 89 adapted upon energization of said magnet to connect wire 63 to a wire 90 connected to wire 85. Upon deenergization of magnet 81 the contact 89 is adapted to drop out for breaking the electrical connection with wires 83 and 96.

According to the invention I further provide at opposite ends of the brake equipment automatic closing trip valve devices 9!, Sid, respectively, each 01'' which is connected to the brake pipe 2 through a conduit 92 and a T connection 93 containing a check valve (not shown) ar-- ranged to permit flow of fluid in the direction from the brake pipe to said trip valve device but to prevent flow in the opposite direction. The trip valve devices 9|, 9|a and T connections 93 are identical to those employed in the SMEE brake equipment heretofore referred to, each trip valve device comprising a normally depending arm 94 adapted upon engagement with a road bed trip (not shown) to be swung out of the depending position to open the brake pipe 2 to atmosphere and which is adapted to automatically return to its depending position and close the connection between brake pipe and atmosphere when pressure in the brake pipe is reduced to a chosen low degree.

In operation, in order to initially charge the brake equipment embodying the invention the brake valve handle 26 at the control end of the vehicle must be moved to Electric Holding position for energizing the release wire 6 and thereby the magnet 81 and for also supplying fluid under pressure to pipe 42. With magnet 81 energized its contact 89 will be closed to connect the current supply wire 3 to wire 90 and thence wire 85 connected to both magnets 14a whereby the latter magnets will be energized to close the respective valves 14.

At the control end of the vehicle fluid under pressure supplied to pipe 42 by the controlling brake valve device 10 as just mentioned will flow to chamber 59 in the brake application valve device 43 and thence through port 66 to chamber 64 at the opposite side of piston 56 and from the latter chamber will equalize into the connected pipe 65. Due to pressure of spring 61 the pistons 56, 5'! will be in their normal position, in which they are shown in the drawing, and fluid under pressure supplied to chamber 59 will at the same time therefore flow through the ports 68 to the brake pipe 2 for charging said brake pipe and thereby other parts of the brake equipment. Fluid under pressure thus supplied to the brake pipe will also flow into chamber 59 in the brake application valve device 43a at the non-control end of the vehicle and equalize through port 66 in the piston 56 into chamber 66 and pipe 65, respectively, permitting said parts to be held in their normal position by the respective spring 61.

When the pressure of fluid in the brake pipe becomes increased to a chosen pressure, preferably somewhat below that which will be present in the brake pipe after affecting a full service reduction, such pressure effective in each of the switch devices'54, 54:; will move the piston 16 against spring 1 8 to cause contact 80 to bridge contactsBl, 82 for thereby connecting the electric supply wire 3 to wire 85 connected to both magnets Ma. As soon as this occurs the brake valve handle will be moved to Release position permitting deenergization of magnet 81 andopening of contact as but the magnets "Ma will now remain energized due to operation of the switch devices 54, 54a as just described.

After the brake system embodying the invention is initially charged the brakes on the vehicle may be applied and released by operation of handle 26 in the same manner as hereinbefore described, it being merely noted that supply of fluid under pressure to and its release from the brake pipe 2 by operation of the controlling-brake valve device "J or 10a will occur via ports t3 and chamber 55 in the respective brake application valve device 43 or 43a.

Now let it be assumed that with the vehicle in motion, the arm 9% of the trip valve device 9! at the leading end of the vehicle is struck by a road bed trip and swung out of its normal depending position to effect an emergency reduction in pressure in brake pipe 2 in response to which the switch devices 55 will operate to disconnect the electric supply wire 3 from the magnets M permitting deenergization thereof and venting of fluid under pressure from the chamber 64 in the brake application valve devices 43, 43a. At the brake application valve device 43 this venting of fluid under pressure from chamber 64 will so exceed the rate of supply from the brake valve device l through the port es that the pressure in chamber 59 at the opposite side of piston 56 will move said piston against spring 67 into contact with gasket 'H) thereby actuating piston to close communication between chamber 59 and ports 63, so as to cut off further flow of fluid under pressure to the brake pipe from the brake valve device H) the handle 26 of which is still in Release position, and at the same time to open ports 68 to atmosphere via the passage 52. Thus upon operation of the trip valve device 91 the brake pipe will be vented through it followed by operation of the brake application valve device 43 to cut on" the supply of fluid under pressure to the brake pipe and to open another ven't from said brake pipe, whereby upon the automatic closing of said trip valve device the brake pipe will remain vented with the brake valve handle '26 still in Release position. In re- ;sponse to the emergency reduction in brake pipe pressure thus effected an emergency application of brakes will be effected on the vehicle by operation of the brake controlling valve device, as loreviously described, to bring the vehicle to a stop.

At the non-control end of the vehicle the venting of fluid under pressure from chamber 64 in the brak application valve device 43a will permit operation of piston 55 by stored fluid pressure in chamber 59 and pipe 42 to open its valve 5? but said valve will remain open only until such stored fluid pressure is dissipated through the ports 68. This operation of the brake application valve device ita at the non-control end of the vehicle while it may hasten slightly the reduction in brake pipe pressure is, however, not necessary since the desired venting of the brake pipe will be assured by the brake application valve device 43 at the control end of the vehicle. If the control end'of the vehicle were reversed then the brake application valve device 43a would respond to operation of the trip valve device iii 10 cm in the same manner and to accomplish the same result as when the control end is at brake valve device H), as will be evident.

With the handle of the controlling brake valve device ID in Release position after the brakes have been applied by operation of the trip valve device EH there will be a constant undesired leak of fluid under pressure to atmosphere via pipe 52, port 56 in the brake application valve device 43, pipe and past the open valve M in the magnet valve device 53. To stop this leak the operator will turn the brake valve handle 26 to Lap position for cutting off supply of fluid under pressure to pipe 42 and hence terminating such leak.

When the brake valve handle 26 is turned to Lap position, as iust mentioned, the electric supply wire 3 will be connected to the release wire ii and, as a result, the magnet 81 will be energized to close contact for energizing both magnets Ma to close the respective valves 14 and thereby the vent from the respective brake application valve piston chambers 54. In the brake application valve device 43 the pressure of fluid will then equalize in opposite sides of the piston 55 through port 56 and permit spring G'i to move said piston and the piston 5'! to their Down position for opening the connected pipe -42 to the brake pipe. With respect to the brake application valve device 43a the closing of valve i l in the magnet valve device "Ma will have no effect since the pistons in said application valve device will have assumed their lower position immediately after the emergency application of brakes was initiated by the trip valve device, as hereinbefore mentioned.

Whenever it is desired to release an emergency application of brakes effected by operation of a trip valve device the brake valve handle 26 must be moved from Lap position to the Electric Holding position for thereby supplying fluid under pressure to the brake pipe 2 via the connected pipe 42 and the brake application valve device it or 43a until the pressure in the brake pipe is increased to a degree suflicient to operate the switches 56, 54a to connect the current supply wire 3 to wire .85 following which the brake valve handle 25 may be moved to Release position to complete the release of brakes, it being noted that the magnet Si energized in Holding position holds the magnets 14a energized until the switches 55, 55a operate which will then hold said magnets 14c energized upon return of the handle 26 to Release position with consequent deenergization of magnet 81 and opening of the contact 89 controlled thereby.

Summary It will now be seen that by the addition of the brake application valve devices 43, 43a, the magnet valve devices 53, 53a, the switch devices 5 1, 54a and the switch device 55, to a brake equipment including operators brake valve devices such as it, Illa, automatic closing trip valve devices such as 9!, Sid may be employed, since the brake application valve device will cut off supply of fluid under pressure to and vent fluid under pressure from the brake pipe upon operation of the trip valve device so as to ensure an application of brakes which will be positively retained until it is desired to release same. Moreover, after such an application, positive movement of the brake valve handle 25 is necessary to first avoid undesired loss of fluid under pressure and then to effect a release of a brake application, in other words, such an automatic application will not automatically release due to the automatic return of an operated trip valve device to normal condition.

Having now described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is:

1. In a fluid pressure brake equipment, in combination, a brake pipe, an operators brake valve device having a position for supplying fluid under pressure to said brake pipe, valve means controlling the supply of fluid under pressure from said brake device to said brake pipe and operative to cut off such supply, and to open a vent from said brake pipe, an automatic closing trip valve device arranged to be operated by a track trip to eflect a reduction in pressure in said brake pipe, and means responsive to said reduction in pressure in said brake pipe to effect operation of said valve means.

2. In a fluid pressure brake equipment, in combination, a brake pipe, an operators brake valve device having one position for supplying fluid under pressure to said brake pipe and having a second position for cutting off supply of fluid under pressure to said brake pipe, valve means controlling the brake pipe supply communication from said brake valve device to said brake pipe, an automatic closing trip valve device arranged to be operated by a track trip to effect a reduction in pressure in said brake pipe, means responsive to said reduction in pressure in said brake pipe to effect operation of said valve means to close said communication, and means cooperative with said brake valve device in said second position to effect operation of said valve means to open said communication.

3. In a fluid pressure brake equipment, in combination, a brake pipe, an operators brake valve device having one position for supplying fluid under pressure to said brake pipe and having a second position for cutting off supply of fluid under pressure to said brake pipe, valve means controlling the fluid pressure supply communication to said brake pipe, and a vent from said brake pipe, an automatic closing trip valve device arranged to be operated by a track trip to effect a reduction in pressure in said brake pipe, means responsive to said reduction in pressure in said brake pipe to eiTect operation of said valve means to close said communication and open said vent, and means for actuating said valve means to open said communication and close said vent upon movement of said brake valve device to said second position.

4. In a fluid pressure brake equipment, in combination, a brake pipe, an operators brake valve device having one position for supplying fluid under pressure to said brake pipe and having a second position for cutting off supply of fluid under pressure to said brake pipe, valve means controlled by pressure of fluid supplied by said brake valve device and an opposing fluid pressure and operative upon equalization of such fluid pressures to open the fluid pressure supply communication from said brake valve device to said brake pipe and operative upon dissipation of said opposing fluid pressure to close said communication and open said brake pipe to atmosphere, an automatic closing trip valve device arranged for operation by a track trip to effect a reduction in pressure in said brake pipe, means responsive to said reduction in pressure in said brake pipe to dissipate said opposing fluid pressure, and means for equalizing pressures on said 12 valve means in response to movement of said brake valve device to said second position.

5. In a fluid pressure brake equipment, in combination, a brake pipe, an operators brake valve device having one position for supplying fluid under pressure to said brake pipe and having a second position for cutting ofl supply of fluid under pressure to said brake pipe, valve means controlled by pressure of fluid supplied by said brake valve device and opposing pressure of fluid in a chamber, and operative upon a reduction in pressure of fluid in said chamber to close the fluid pressure supply communication between said brake valve device and said brake pipe and open said brake pipe to atmosphere, a restricted charging communication opening said chamber to the first named communication at the brake valve side of said valve means for charging said chamber with fluid under pressure, means operative upon substantial equalization of opposing pressures controlling said valve means to effect operation thereof to close communication between said brake pipe and atmosphere and open the fluid pressure supply communication between said brake valve device and said brake pipe, a control valve device for opening and closing a vent to said chamber, an automatic closing trip valve device arranged for operation by a track trip to vent fluid under pressure from said brake pipe, means controlled by pressure of fluid in said brake pipe for eflecting operation of said control valve device to open the vent controlled thereby when the pressure of fluid in said brake pipe is less than a chosen degree and to close said vent at a higher pressure in said brake pipe, and other means controlled by said brake valve device operative in said second position, but not said first position, to also efiect operation of said control valve device to close said vent.

6. In a fluid pressure brake equipment, in combination, a brake pipe, an operators brake valve device having one position for supplying fluid under pressure to said brake pipe and a second position for cutting 01f supply of fluid under pressure to said brake pipe, a brake application valve device comprising a piston subject on one side to pressure of fluid supplied by said brake valve device and subject to opposing pressure of fluid in a chamber and operative upon venting said chamber to close the fluid pressure supply communication from said brake valve device to said brake pipe, means operative upon substantial equalization of opposing pressures on said piston to operate said brake application valve device to open said fluid pressure supply communication to said brake pipe, control valve means having one position for venting fluid under pressure from said chamber and a second position for holding fluid under pressure in said chamber, means operative with said control valve means in said second position to equalize the opposing pressures of fluid on opposite sides of said piston, an automatic closing trip valve device arranged for operation by a track trip to eiTect an emergency reduction in pressure in said brake pipe, means responsive to said emergency reduction in brake pipe pressure to effect operation of said control valve means to its one position and responsive to restoration of fluid pressure in said brake pipe to hold said control valve means in its second position, and means operative in said second position of said brake valve device, but not in said first position, to also effect operation of said control valve means to its one position.

7. In a fluid pressur brake equipment, in com-j bination, a brake pipe, an operators brake valve device having one position for supplying fluid under pressure to said brake pipe and another position for cutting oil supply of fluid under pressure to said brake pipe, brake application means operative by fluid under pressure in one chamber upon venting of fluid under pressure from another chamber to close the fluid pressure supply communication from said brake valve device to said brake pipe and to open a vent from said brake pipe, means operativ upon charging said one chamber with fluid under pressure to efiect operation of said brake application means to open said communioaiton and close said vent, a magnet device operative upon deenergization to vent fluid under pressure from said chamber, means for charging said one chamher with fluid under pressure from said other chamber, means responsive to fluid in said brake pipe at and exceeding a chosen pressure to energize said magnet device and at less than said chosen pressure to effect deenergization of said magnet, and means operative in said other position but not said one position, of said brake valve device to also effect energization of said magnet device.

8. In a fluid pressure brak equipment, in combination, a brake pipe, a brake release wire, an

operators brake valve device having two position for establishing a fluid pressure supply communication to said brake pipe and comprising means operative in one of said two positions to supply electric current to said release wire and in the other position to out off supply of electric current to said release Wire, valve means controlling said communication and including a magnet operative upon energization to eiTect operation of said valve means to open said communication and upon deenergization to close said communication, switch means controlled from said release wire operative upon supply of electric current thereto to effect energization of said magnet, other switch means operative by fluid in said brake pipe at and exceeding a chosen pressure to also effect energization of said magnet and operative in response to a lower pressure of fluid in said brake pipe to effect deenergization of said magnet, and an automatic closing trip valve device for effecting a reduction in pressure in said brake pipe.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 1,318,925 Scott et a1. Oct. 14, 1919 1,608,187 Ruthven Nov. 23, 1926 

